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Chapel Hart sets memorial concert for late Orange Beach restaurant owner (featuring exclusive video interview)
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WKRG) — Chapel Hart took the world by storm in 2022 after their golden buzzer performance on “America’s Got Talent.” Since then, the country girl group from Poplarville, Miss., has performed worldwide, including on the famous Grand Ole Opry stage. But a performance in Orange Beach on Sunday is extra special to […]
Fairhope’s Mobile Bay Maker’s Market finds new home
For the past three years, people in Fairhope have flocked to the Mobile Bay Maker's Market at South Beach Park to shop from locally owned businesses. However, the final market was held near the bay last month as they were ordered to relocate.
Escatawpa Hollow Park River access temporarily closed due to unsafe water
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Due to heavy rainstorms on July 25, Mobile County sent out a media alert stating that Escatawpa Hollow Park’s river and beach access would be closed until further notice. On weekends, the Escatawpa park has hundreds of visitors depending on the weather. Some come to kayak, fish, or enjoy a […]
MCSO deputies uncover around $40,000 in stolen merchandise
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office says it uncovered tens of thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise this week. On Tuesday, MCSO conducted interstate patrols along I-10 Eastbound when they discovered a Toyota Corolla on the side of the road. Deputies say they approached the vehicle and asked the occupants to step out. […]
Could Mobile’s Paige Madden win a medal at the Paris Olympics? Here’s how people are betting.
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile’s Paige Madden is scheduled to compete in three swimming events at the Paris Olympics and according to oddsmakers, she should be in the hunt to win a medal. Oddschecker.com lists Madden as the fifth favorite in the 400-meter freestyle, but a long shot to win the gold at 65:1. Ariarne […]
UPDATE: Late Pensacola woman’s dog, Cody, survives two gunshot wounds
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Cody, a 7-year-old dog, has survived two gunshot wounds to the neck and right ear after an attack in Pensacola, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. 51-year-old Timothy Joseph Kramer was arrested in connection with the shooting death of 47-year-old Rosa Maria Kramer and the shooting of Cody on […]
Mobile Police arrest man accused of robbing family member
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Officers with the Mobile Police Department arrested a man Thursday morning after he allegedly burglarized a family member’s home before pointing a gun at the person. An MPD news release said officers were called to the 800 block of Summerville Street for a report of a burglary on July 24 around […]
Pensacola man wanted for attempted homicide arrested on drug charges: ECSO
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A Pensacola man who had an active warrant for attempted homicide was arrested Wednesday on drug charges, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. 37-year-old Michael Anthony Watts Jr. was arrested on July 24 and charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription (fentanyl) and possession […]
Harris campaign casts Trump as ‘scared’ to have debate
Vice President Harris’s campaign on Friday depicted former President Trump as frightened to have a debate against the expected Democratic presidential nominee. In an email with the subject line “Many People Are Saying: Donald Trump Is Scared to Debate Kamala Harris,” the campaign outlined that Trump and President Biden had agreed to two debates, one on […]
Atmore family seeks answers a year after their loved one’s murder
It's been a year since Jatyrain "Tank" Tolbert was killed on Brooks Lane in Atmore. Tolbert's family held a balloon release at the site where he was murdered — to remember him and get more answers in the investigation of his murder.
Seminole woman dies after crash near Loxley Saturday: ALEA
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A Seminole woman died Thursday after she was hit by a vehicle on July 20, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. An ALEA news release said 57-year-old Donna M. Steagall was walking on the road when she was hit by a vehicle around 5 p.m. Saturday on I-10 near […]
Vance defends ‘sarcastic’ ‘childless cat ladies’ remarks amid blowback
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) on Friday addressed the firestorm brewing around his recently resurfaced remarks that the country was being run by “childless cat ladies,” calling it a “sarcastic comment” and pivoting to attack Democrats as “antifamily.” “I know the media wants to attack me and wants me to back down on this, Megyn, but […]
Pesticides as big a cancer risk as smoking, study finds
(The Hill) – Pesticides may cause cancer on a level equivalent to smoking cigarettes, a new study has found. The widespread use of pesticides may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional cancer cases in major corn-producing states like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — even for Americans who don’t work on farms, according to findings published Thursday in […]
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